(a) Any actions taken by an employee to comply with occupational health and safety laws in the Labor Code or division standards shall be considered time on task and productive time for purposes of any quota or monitoring system.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), consistent with existing law, meal and rest breaks are not considered productive time unless the employee is required to remain on call.

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Terms Used In California Labor Code 2103

  • Division: means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 2100
  • Employee: means a nonexempt employee who works at a warehouse distribution center. See California Labor Code 2100
  • Quota: means a work standard under which an employee is assigned or required to perform at a specified productivity speed, or perform a quantified number of tasks, or to handle or produce a quantified amount of material, within a defined time period and under which the employee may suffer an adverse employment action if they fail to complete the performance standard. See California Labor Code 2100

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 197, Sec. 3. (AB 701) Effective January 1, 2022.)